Chemineer, Inc

Portable DT Mixers
The portable DT mixers are fitted with industry-standard NEMA motors and gear-motors in sizes from 1/4 hp to 5 hp. The mixers are available with a range of impellers and shaft lengths and diameters, and come with flanged or shaft couplings. The standard cast aluminum housing is a high-strength, low-weight design. All-stainless housings and motors are also available for superior cleanliness and corrosion protection.

Kenics heat exchangers
Kenics heat exchangers are equipped with streamlined Kenics static mixer elements that provide heat-transfer rates three to seven times higher than those of conventional empty tubes, even with highly viscous, difficult-to-process materials. A continuous string of static mixer elements is located within each heat exchanger tube. Fluid flow is directed radially toward the pipe walls and back to the element, regardless of velocity. In addition, momentum reversal and flow division also contribute to mixing efficiency. Used in a wide range of process applications, the heat exchangers require less space and use less energy than other designs. The exchangers feature all-metal and alloy construction, are designed to handle pressures to 10,000 psi, and comply with American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and Tubular Exchanger Manufacturers Association (TEMA) codes.

Prochem PB and MD side-entering agitators
Prochem PB and MD side-entering agitators provide high-quality performance in a variety of demanding applications, including pulp and paper, fluegas desulfurization, petroleum blending, and storage. These belt-driven agitators come in easy-to-maintain configurations that minimize downtime and maintenance costs. The unique PB Series pillow-block design reduces bearing maintenance. The MD Series has a user-friendly modular design that incorporates an easily accessible shaft-bearing cartridge for convenient maintenance. The shafts of both agitators are designed to handle up to 10 times the normal operating load at full torque.

Kenics KMX static mixer
The Kenics KMX static mixer has a patent-pending, ASME-certified design that generates superior mixing per unit length for laminar flow and high/low viscosity ratio applications. Its internal elements feature concave blade construction, which creates strong cross-stream mixing and flow splitting to achieve rapid blending. Sheets of low-viscosity additives are driven along the trough of each blade and abruptly sheared by strong cross-stream velocity gradients as they pass around the upstream surface. The mixer requires no external power or regular maintenance.

Model 20 HT/GT agitator
The Model 20 HT/GT agitator features a swing-out seal-change design that eliminates the need to lift or remove the gearbox. The top of the seal pedestal opens for a clear, line-of-site view with ample room for removing the coupling half and seal assembly. Its high-efficiency gearbox has helical gearing and a parallel shaft configuration made specifically for agitator service applications. It is suitable for use in the chemical, pharmaceutical, ethanol and biofuels, water and wastewater industries.

QED Plus mixers
QED Plus mixers are suitable for a broad range of fluid mixing applications in the specialty chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical and other industries. They are capable of performing blending, solids suspension, and high-viscosity-fluid processing tasks. The exclusive leakproof drywell design features a minimum 30,000-h L10 bearing life for cost-effective service. A tapered shaft-engagement system ensures easy disassembly, yet provides a secure, true-running connection between the shaft and drive. The mixers are available in various sizes with an option for continuous or batch mixing. Their right-angle, heavy-duty gear drive requires little headroom, allowing installation in tight spaces. The rugged cast-iron drive housing provides long service life and the type 316L stainless steel pedestal ensures maximum corrosion resistance. Open tank, stuffing box and mechanical seal options are available.

HT Turbine Agitator
Suitable for harsh, demanding water- and wastewater-treatment operating environments, the HT Turbine Agitator can handle many applications, including aeration, sludge conditioning, chemical make-up and disinfection. These agitators are available with output speeds from 5 to 350 rpm and right-angle gear drive sizes from 1 to 1,000 hp. Their unique design results in high strength, low wear, quiet operation and minimal maintenance requirements. They feature a wide variety of mountings, shaft seals, and impellers, and tapered roller bearings rated for a service life L10 of more than 100,000 h.

Agitators
Top-entry and side-entry agitators, static mixers and other products designed to handle harsh flue-gas desulfurization (FGD) applications are available in stainless steel, high alloys or rubber-covered carbon steel. The corrosion- and erosion resistance found in these materials is an important benefit for abrasive FGD applications. This manufacturer also has the R&D capability to model any FGD mixing application.

HT and HTM mixers
A 4-page brochure provides detailed information regarding the features and benefits of the HT and HTM mixers for processes such as chemical reactions, polymerizations, gas dispersion, mining, and waste treatment. Standard and optional shaft designs, a variety of mechanical impellers, and sealing options are also highlighted.

Pipeline Mixers
This brochure highlights a complete line of inline high-shear mixers for both sanitary and industrial applications. It provides information on the pipeline mixer’s reliability, performance capabilities and cost benefits, along with option materials of construction. Also included is a throughput chart for quick reference.

Greerco homogenizer
The Greerco homogenizer — which can be used to replace or supplement common agitators in lab through full-scale tank operations where solids incorporation, de-agglomeration and dispersion are critical — is the subject of this 4-page brochure. Detailed information, including product features and benefits, processing and reliability advantages, and typical applications, as well as full-color illustrations and graphics, are provided.

“Reliability and Technology in Mixing”
“Reliability and Technology in Mixing” features an array of products and services for a variety of industries. The 14-page brochure offers detailed information on the company’s mixing capabilities, innovative technology, design tools, lab capabilities, manufacturing expertise, parts, and aftermarket services. It provides technical information on impeller designs, features and benefits of each product, and an overview of numerous process applications.

Turbine Agitators
Two recently released brochures provide detailed information on the HT and GT turbine agitators. The 12-page HT brochure provides information on gearbox drive internals and features, shaft seals and designs, seal change procedures, dimensions, process technology and innovation, and after-market and technical support information. The 8-page GT brochure covers drive features, mounting options, the “swing out” seal change design, technology advancements, and dimensional information.

Clean Sweep Mixer
Utilizing a unique impeller design, the Clean Sweep mixer provides excellent top-to-bottom motion, as well as global movement at tank walls — even when center-mounted on a cylindrical vessel without the use of internal baffles. These specially shaped blades have been designed to produce thorough mixing throughout the entire vessel, yielding a homogenous mix and providing good off-bottom suspension of many various materials. The impeller technology, containing two slightly downward- curved blades vertically mounted to the impeller hub, prevents build-up on horizontal surfaces, ensuring that components can be easily cleaned. The Clean Sweep is ideal for low-shear, high-purity sanitary mixing applications and easily accommodates mixing at low liquid levels.

Kenics KM Series
The Kenics KM series static mixers feature a patented helical mixing element that produces complete radial mixing and flow division for any combination of liquids, gases or solids. The smooth element geometry results in efficient mixing of miscible fluids in laminar or turbulent flow and dispersion of immiscible fluids or gases, while producing very low pressure drop. The static mixers have no moving parts and require no external power or regular maintenance. Four distinct styles are offered: fixed-element, removable-element, edge-sealed element, and element-assembly. Ranging in size from 1/8 in. to 48 in., the mixers are available in a wide variety of materials of construction, including all commercial metals and alloys, FRP, PVC/CPVC and PTFE.

Gearbox Refurbishing
Designed to keeps overall process costs at a minimum by eliminating frequent maintenance and costly downtime, this gearbox refurbishing program provides off-the-shelf, CEP August 2005 www.cepmagazine.org 19 refurbished gearboxes to quickly replace units that require frequent maintenance, experience excessive downtime or need replacement to improve efficiency. All refurbished gearboxes meet the same high quality standards as new Chemineer gearboxes and the quality of each is guaranteed. Features of the refurbished mixer gearbox program include: 48-h delivery on HT gearbox sizes 1–9; refurbished sizes 10–12 available; refurbishments built inhouse to Chemineer and AGMA standards; credit toward a new refurbished gearbox upon return of any existing gearbox; worn gearboxes from any manufacturer accepted for credit towards a Chemineer gearbox; and a one-year warranty against material defects and workmanship.

Clean Sweep Mixers
The Clean Sweep mixer’s new design revolutionizes mixing technology by utilizing a swinging motion instead of the customary rotating motion. The mixer features a FDA/USP Class VI elastomeric seal. The Clean Sweep mixer is ideal for low-shear, high-purity mixing applications and easily accommodates mixing at low-liquid levels. This unique type of mixer has a new impeller with specially shaped blades optimized to provide global mixing throughout the vessel. Equipped with a center-mounted agitator, the Clean Sweep mixer eliminates particle shedding from mechanical seals or magnetic drive in-tank bearings.